The Winnipeg Singers

For three decades, The Winnipeg Singers have brought the best of choral music to Canadian audiences. This 24-voice ensemble presents subscription concerts each season, along with tours, broadcasts, and various guest appearances. Their repertoire ranges from medieval organum to new music.

The Winnipeg Singers have twice received the Canada Council for the Arts´ Healey Willan Award for Choral Excellence and continue to be recognized as one of Canada’s finest chamber choirs. The choir’s artistic director, Yuri Klaz, is one of Winnipeg’s pre-eminent choral conductors, who brings his Russian passion and exuberance to every performance he conducts.

THE PERFORMANCE:

The Winnipeg Singers will present a concert designed especially for your community.

The performance could involve a presentation of Handel’s Messiah, a concert drawn from classics of the choral repertoire together with works by some of Canada’s and Manitoba’s finest composers, or a program of well-loved spirituals and folksongs.

The Winnipeg Singers will work with each presenter to provide each community with an entertaining evening of outstanding choral music.

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